Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the III Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Lake Placid, New York |
Dates | 9-15 February |
Competitors | 115 from 14 nations |
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At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 9, 1932 to February 15, 1932. Events were held at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track.[1]
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Two-man details | United States (USA) USA I Hubert Stevens Curtis Stevens | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Reto Capadrutt Oscar Geier | United States (USA) USA II John Heaton Robert Minton |
Four-man details | United States (USA) USA I Billy Fiske Edward Eagan Clifford Gray Jay O'Brien | United States (USA) USA II Henry Homburger Percy Bryant Francis Stevens Edmund Horton | Germany (GER) Germany I Hanns Kilian Max Ludwig Hans Mehlhorn Sebastian Huber |
Participating nations
Eleven bobsledders competed in both events.[2]
A total of 41 bobsledders from eight nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:
- Austria (2)
- Belgium (4)
- France (2)
- Germany (9)
- Italy (4)
- Romania (4)
- Switzerland (4)
- United States (12)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- 1932 bobsleigh two-man results
- 1932 bobsleigh four-man results